Bronzed Aphrodite with Doves on Scallop Shell StatueAphrodite was the goddess of love, beauty and fertility. She was also a protectress of sailors, having been born of the sea, and is often depicted standing on a scallop shell. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, sex, and beauty. In one of the most famous images of the goddess, we see her emerge from the sea, a reference to her origin st.